Rome: Meeting of the Patriarch of Antioch with the President of the Agency for the Promotion of Christian Unitytranslated

A.Th.M. the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Mr. John I met the President of the Service of Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, at the headquarters of the Service in Rome. The participants examined the course of the ecumenical dialogue between the Churches.

His Beatitude underlined the importance of dialogue. He also emphasized that the Antiochian Church played the leading role in building bridges of dialogue, which is based on honesty.

His Beatitude confirmed that the Antiochian Church experiences openness and authenticity at the same time, and that it considers dialogue to be a part of its identity and its being to overcome all obstacles.

Cardinal Koch, for his part, welcomed His Beatitude and the accompanying delegation. He emphasized the good relationship with the Antiochian Church.

The participants discussed the challenges, which accompanied the course of the documents, which were officially issued as a result of the official dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

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